

Class of 2024:
Pessy Freund, Simona Zak, Kayla Kowlesar, Amna Zamir, Kahlil Fair, Imane Ouadah, Jake Xie, Xylo Lazrinth, Chantal Miller, Michele Salvaggio
Pessy Freund, Hofstra University
Project Title: Trauma Histories of Active Combatants: Information for
Nurses and Medical Providers
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laura Rabin
Simona Zak, Macaulay Honors College
Project Title: The Effect of Sand Depth on Burrowing in Fiddler Crabs
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Frank Grasso
Kayla Kowlesar, Macaulay Honors College
Project Title: Category Learning in Humans: The Effects of Partial Versus Total Reversals
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Frank Grasso
Amna Zamir, Brooklyn College Project Title: Exploring the Relationship between Genetic Essentialism and Intergroup Attitudes
Faculty Mentor: Hannah Nam
Kahlil Fair, Queens College Project Title: Cognitive functioning in HIV: Influence of racial identity
Faculty Mentor: Desiree Byrd
Imane Ouadah, Brooklyn College
Project Title: Mental Health, Literacy, Academic Stress, and Mechanisms for Stress Reduction
Faculty Mentor: Rona Miles
Jake Xie, Brooklyn College
Project Title: Racialized Emotions in Ethnic-Racial Socialization: A Study on White Families in the U.S.
Faculty Mentor: Yana Kuchirko
Xylo Lazrinth, Macaulay
Project Title: Melatonin Regulation of Dopamine in the Inner Ear of Female Plainfin Midshipman Fish (Porichthys notatus)
Faculty Mentor: Paul Forlano
Chantal Miller, Brooklyn College, SUNY Stony Brook
Project Title: Is Increased Autonomic Arousal A Protective Factor In The Intergenerational Transmission Of Aggressive Behavior?
Faculty Mentor: Yu Gao
Michele Salvaggio, Brooklyn College, University at Buffalo
Project Title: The Role of Gender in Academic Stress and Stress-Reduction Mechanisms in Undergraduate Students
Faculty Mentor: Rona Miles